Mystery of the Mad Stone

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Mystery of the 'Mad Stone'

In rural,early, America, access to a doctor was sometimes very hard, almost impossible, so when someone was bitten by a 'rabid animal', they usually died in from four to twenty days, a violent. awful death.
Some people were tied, or chained to trees, so as to not bite others.
Rabies, or (Hydrophobia), was passed from animal to human, by bites, with saliva being transmitted.
One thing they had to treat rabies was 'The mad stone', said to be from the stomach of an 'Albino deer'.
Webster's describes it as " A stony concretion as a hair ball taken from the stomach of a deer", supposed to counteract poisonous effects of the bite of an animal affected by rabies, (reported to be very light in weight). One famous stone (brought from Scotland in 1776) by the 'Fred family of VA, was supposed to have cured 130 cases, (with no rabies after treatment.) This stone was mentioned in Sir Walter Scott's novel, (The Talisman).
The usual method of treatment, was to boil the stone in milk or alcohol, apply to the bite or wound, & if it 'stuck',(one case for 72 hours), then when it fell off, it was boiled again, the second time releasing green liquid, until it quit sticking, & all the poison was removed.
Several people reported being cured over the years, one family in OK, a member survived after using a stone, the other family, (who didn't believe), their son died after refusing treatment.
Owner's of the stones were not supposed to 'charge' for their services.
It is reported the Indians loaned their stones to the settlers, but in another method they rolled the (affected member) in a green ,(freshly skinned) buffalo hide, & rolling them close to a fire, sweated out the poison.
My Step-Father told me as a young boy, he was sent to borrow a Mad Stone, I can't remember how it turned out.
One man in the Ozarks, when applying the stone, (wouldn't stick), so told the boy to go on home the dog wasn't Rabid.
The family, (wanting a second opinion), went to another person having a stone, & after her stone wouldn't stick, captured a bee, let it sting the boy on the other arm, then applied the stone, (after the arm swelled), & the stone drew out the poison, she told him,"go on home, the dog wasn't rabid".
Just one of the 'Many Mystery's' in our world.

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Fossis,

That's great. The older I get, the more I've come to believe that there is probably a natural remedy out there for each disease that ails us.

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1960texan said:
Fossis,

That's great. The older I get, the more I've come to believe that there is probably a natural remedy out there for each disease that ails us.

1960Texan

Probably so

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Very interesting Fossis. a very unique story. I enjoyed it !
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Very interesting Fossis. a very unique story. I enjoyed it !
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Thanks Van

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Good one Fossis ! I love the mysteries of the world surrounding us . Thanks . Hoss

Thanks Hoss

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neat story as usual.. love your tales Fossis.. thank you again
 

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Wonderful tale, Fossis. Thanks for telling us about it.
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Some times we hear about cures that really work yet it falls on deaf ears of those that could check it out and improve it. Then other times it catches on and a cure is discovered.
It takes people like Fossis to bring it out so it is thought about. It could be a cure for animals too, who knows? I hope some pill roller Has seen this post .
Enjoyed the post and the research you did on it. Pix are great too. Gnewt
 

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That is some great info, I wonder if it would work on a pet that had been bit?
 

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bootybay said:
neat story as usual.. love your tales Fossis.. thank you again

Thanks bootybay

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Wonderful tale, Fossis. Thanks for telling us about it.
Joe

You bet

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COUNTRY GIRL said:
Great story Fossis, makes you want to go get an albino deer just in case ;). Thanks for the story!

Thanks Countrygirl, the 'Albino deer' are protected by law in this area, so we would have to watch for a 'road kill', I suppose.
I have never seen one myself, but a friend saw a large 10 point buck, (Albino), a few years ago, standing in a road the day before season opened.

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gnewt said:
Some times we hear about cures that really work yet it falls on deaf ears of those that could check it out and improve it. Then other times it catches on and a cure is discovered.
It takes people like Fossis to bring it out so it is thought about. It could be a cure for animals too, who knows? I hope some pill roller Has seen this post .
Enjoyed the post and the research you did on it. Pix are great too. Gnewt

Thanks Gnewt, I also read that people who take the 'shots' for Rabies will still die (eventually from Rabies symptoms) in the end.

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mental granny said:
That is some great info, I wonder if it would work on a pet that had been bit?

Thanks, Mental granny, from what I have read it should work, they used it on 'snakebites' also.
Another report said a stone came from a 'white bull', so other albino animals may also have the stone in them.

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